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i-- ( laughter ) anyway, obama's health care reform is designed to take your liberties. focusok gun and rifle-related issues so-- >> wherey are they going after chaplains in the military saying they can't evangelize and proselytize? ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> jon: my guess is that word does not mean what iening it might mine. again, it was very important. the war on christians there. but getting back to guns. >> we're creating jobs, day in and day out in this state. >> in benghazi, on september the 11th of last year. >> the mayor of new york now wants to ban public displays of legal tobacco products. ( laughter ) gli know how upset you get, sarah palin, when you're in new york and-- ( laughter ) walk into a bodaiga and can't find your philly blunts. look. you've been here twice, twice. ( cheers and applause ). and once because mccain made you so n. ney. wait a minute, all these people-- this is the same lineup with the same laundry list of conservative grievances that we saw at cpac a month and a half another just with better introductions. >> ♪ ♪ >> yeah! ( cheers
i-- ( laughter ) anyway, obama's health care reform is designed to take your liberties. focusok gun and rifle-related issues so-- >> wherey are they going after chaplains in the military saying they can't evangelize and proselytize? ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> jon: my guess is that word does not mean what iening it might mine. again, it was very important. the war on christians there. but getting back to guns. >> we're creating jobs, day in and day out in this state. >>...
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. >> charlie: does obama health care. >> i think it moves in the right direction if it means by medical homes... >> charlie: why is there so much criticism? >> i don't know. i don't know. >> charlie: real he'll right now going through... people are saying the implementation of this was not thought through. causing all kinds of problems. >> i'm sure all those things are true. implement takes hasn't been well thought through. there are preexisting problems. >> charlie: preexisting care supposedly was attended to here. >> i just think that we could design a system -- again i'm not an expert on this. but i think if we could design a system that did a better job managing care and prevention in the community we would have better outcomes. i'm not talking about what i'd like to do. but i'm talking about the system that could deliver. >> charlie: he's in fallujah. he's there. it was a terrible place for american solars. he's asking serious questions in terms of his mother. >> her story. charlie: what is my country doing to my mother, right? >> that's been part of it. again i'm not an expert in
. >> charlie: does obama health care. >> i think it moves in the right direction if it means by medical homes... >> charlie: why is there so much criticism? >> i don't know. i don't know. >> charlie: real he'll right now going through... people are saying the implementation of this was not thought through. causing all kinds of problems. >> i'm sure all those things are true. implement takes hasn't been well thought through. there are preexisting problems....
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the irs is going to be granted huge power over our health care in the implementation of obama care. so this is just rotten to the core. this is arrogance. this is big government cronyism and this is not what hard-working taxpayers deserve. >> the irs is going to be the verifying agency of your income. so when the state checks on how many people are covered in a certain business, such as mine, they will make sure that employee a, b, c, and d made so much money, to make sure that they qualify. that's the power the irs is going to have. and they make it sound like it's some intrusion into your front door where the government's going to be taking over. let me tell you something, liberals. we are going to win this fight. and we are going to learn. and i'm asking you, as a consumer, to start asking questions and start paying attention to what really is happening out there with obama care. last night on this program, we gave you a human example of who's going to get helped. tonight i'm telling you as a business owner, i'm not going to be writing the biggest checks i do every month for heal
the irs is going to be granted huge power over our health care in the implementation of obama care. so this is just rotten to the core. this is arrogance. this is big government cronyism and this is not what hard-working taxpayers deserve. >> the irs is going to be the verifying agency of your income. so when the state checks on how many people are covered in a certain business, such as mine, they will make sure that employee a, b, c, and d made so much money, to make sure that they...
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health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it like to have brothers like that? does your mom think you're the intellectual? >> the doctor in the family. that's the key. >> that's a permanent job. let me ask you about -- i smell a rat. i think the republicans would like to spread the word out there that obama care isn't good for you and therefore sort of upchuck it. if it comes to you, do whatever you got to do. if you're a barber, you got two seats, each guy makes 25 or 30 o year, make it difficult on yourself or the government. >> they're certainly trying to delegitimate the bill and everything with it. the exchanges are going to open -- at least enrollment on october 1st. we'll have three months there for people to get insurance, subsidized by the government. if people don't sign up that's a big problem. i think they're trying to create e
health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it like to have brothers like that? does your mom think you're the intellectual? >> the doctor in the family. that's the key. >> that's a permanent job. let me ask you about -- i smell a rat. i think the republicans would like to spread the word out there that obama...
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under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan see cois a 26-year-old freelance sports writer. this young man has played by the rules his entire life. he worked shard, studied hard, went to graduate school and is pursuing a career as a 0 freelance sports journalist. soonz he turned 26 years old he lost his health care. you can't go around the corner and buy any kind of private health insurance plan you want. then after losing his health care at the age of 26, just a few months after that through no fault of his own he was diagnosed with nonhod kins limb to ma. where is dan? he's facing the monumental task of figuring out how h
under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan...
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care, for the health care bill, because the irs will be playing a role when it comes to the tax that individuals will have to pay if they do not get health insurance and the administration is going to face right now the congress is preparing to vote again after three dozen, more than three dozen failed attempts to repeal obama care. you've already said you think this might be a little bit of an overreach. do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >> yes. i do. i think, look. all of us can identify with this irs scandal and i think it's why it's having such repercussions and crossing the line. there are two things you can't avoid in life. death or taxes. all of us have some certain mistrust. i think nobody likes signing that check over to the irs and so you have a certain mistrust for that agency already. and to see what that -- what's happening is very concerning for all americans. look, there but for the grace of god go i. this could be one day on the other side of the aisle so we cannot let this precedent stand. nobody can. i do think the obama
care, for the health care bill, because the irs will be playing a role when it comes to the tax that individuals will have to pay if they do not get health insurance and the administration is going to face right now the congress is preparing to vote again after three dozen, more than three dozen failed attempts to repeal obama care. you've already said you think this might be a little bit of an overreach. do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >>...
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the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just because they don't care. and if there is one person in washington -- and this is the grand, tragic, comic irony of this whole situation. if there is one person in washington who genuinely seems to care about deficits, well -- >> here's what you need to know. first, i will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits. either now or in the future. i will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit now or in the future. period. >> joining me tonight, columnist at the washington post and an msnbc policy analyst, ezra, it is great to have you here. this combinati
the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just...
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care measure since passed into law three years ago. >> obama care is going to drive up the cost of health care, drive up the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: the white house and congressional democrats obviously disagree. so what do you think? one of the most recent polls suggest americans are divided with 41% approving of the law and 46% opposed. as you can imagine, that quinnipiac university survey, like all the rest, indicates a wide partisan divide. >>> also this week, mark sanford comes to washington wednesday to get sworn in. the former south carolina governor whose career was left for dead following an infamous affair, last week won election to a congressional seat he once held. >>> how about this for an odd couple? britain's prince harley teams up with njer chris christie. ael tour parts of new jersey hard hit last year by hurricanen is day. >>> makes a rare appearance in the media spotlight this week. last year's gop presidential nominee joins jay leno on late night television. >> thanks, paul. >>> hollywood and high fashion joining forces but not on the runway. halle berry
care measure since passed into law three years ago. >> obama care is going to drive up the cost of health care, drive up the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: the white house and congressional democrats obviously disagree. so what do you think? one of the most recent polls suggest americans are divided with 41% approving of the law and 46% opposed. as you can imagine, that quinnipiac university survey, like all the rest, indicates a wide partisan divide. >>> also this...
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we said the president's health care law. because our attorneys said that if we used obama, the name obama, that would cause problems for our pending status. >> joy reid, thank you for joining us tonight. my concern, i've voiced to loudly, this is catnip for the hard right. it says the government's the enemy. the government's out to get you. the helicopters are next. we're going to come get your guns. confiscate what you have and perhaps take you away to a concentration camp. it's not just paranoia if you have this kind of evidence. i think it is paranoia most of the time. if this thing gets out to be fact, if it's clear they were going through returns like this young lady, this lady's returns, her organization's returns, if they're going around systemically looking for the right wing, it could be the left wing next year. that's my view. i think the president was right. i think he should have been tougher. >> well, chris, you know, there's a couple things here just to impact. first of all, obviously the people in that cincinn
we said the president's health care law. because our attorneys said that if we used obama, the name obama, that would cause problems for our pending status. >> joy reid, thank you for joining us tonight. my concern, i've voiced to loudly, this is catnip for the hard right. it says the government's the enemy. the government's out to get you. the helicopters are next. we're going to come get your guns. confiscate what you have and perhaps take you away to a concentration camp. it's not just...
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care legislation. >>> speaking of that, obama care was under fire again yesterday. the 38th time a vote was taken to try to change the law. 229-195, just two democrats voting with republicans. since being signed into law, the affordable care act remains a divisive issue among americans. just 35% of americans have a favorable opinion of the law. of those who oppose it, 53% believe lawmakers should continue to try to repeal or change it. >>> and while congress has failed to come to terms on legislation in terms of guns and the deficit, immigration reform may not suffer the same fate. the so-called gang of eight's proposal has made it through a third round of senate committee hearings mostly in tact. the committee is considering more than 300 amendments to the bill. meanwhile, in the house, lawmakers reached an agreement in principle on a proposal. the plan is to be more conservative than the senates but will still contain a pathway to citizenship. >>> to business, tim cook says he'll propose a dramatic simplification of tax laws when he heads to washington next week.
care legislation. >>> speaking of that, obama care was under fire again yesterday. the 38th time a vote was taken to try to change the law. 229-195, just two democrats voting with republicans. since being signed into law, the affordable care act remains a divisive issue among americans. just 35% of americans have a favorable opinion of the law. of those who oppose it, 53% believe lawmakers should continue to try to repeal or change it. >>> and while congress has failed to come...
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so how much do you think the politics around health care and around obama care impact the ultimate decision. >> i think the justices are very aware of what was going on. after the health care decision, i spoke with one who said he really didn't know why but he really felt the outside political pressure more than he had in other cases. not that it affected his decision but it was really hyped. that's really the hardest question to ask, when is the court doing politics. when is the court doing law. >> what i try to say to people in the book. each justice is the sum total of his or her life experiences in life and the law. and they bring those experiences to bear on the cases before them. the results are what the resultsful are i think we would be naive to believe they don't have certain ideological inclintonations. what also makes this time very interesting to watch this, i point out, for the first time in decades, we have five justices pointed by republican presidents and four by democratic presidents. >> and i want to get you to compare this court and its politics with other courts. how doe
so how much do you think the politics around health care and around obama care impact the ultimate decision. >> i think the justices are very aware of what was going on. after the health care decision, i spoke with one who said he really didn't know why but he really felt the outside political pressure more than he had in other cases. not that it affected his decision but it was really hyped. that's really the hardest question to ask, when is the court doing politics. when is the court...
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care. >> the irs has a role to play in t the -- >> over our health care in the impluication of health care. >> implementing obama care. >> now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care. >> it's very possible that republicans overplay their hand, try to so hard to make this a scandal that they turn the public off. but a new cnn poll shows the president's approval has remained steady in the wake of these so-called controversies at 53%. and no more than 7 of 10 americans call the irs actions unacceptable. they believe the agency acted on its own. 30% think it acted under the order of white house officials and that just about matches core conservative number in most polling. there is, of course, plenty of examples where you can argue that government has worked. think of the rebuilding after hurricane sandy or the response of the boston bombings. it's never a good story when a white house has to respond to examples when the government isn't working very well for the american people. competency in government. remember, this is what undid bush in the second term mo
care. >> the irs has a role to play in t the -- >> over our health care in the impluication of health care. >> implementing obama care. >> now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care. >> it's very possible that republicans overplay their hand, try to so hard to make this a scandal that they turn the public off. but a new cnn poll shows the president's approval has remained steady in the wake of these so-called controversies at 53%. and...
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president obama gave the go ahead for u.s. forces to enter somalia and bring jessica's long nightmare to an end. she describes her ordeal in a new book called "impossible odds, the kidnapping of jessica buchanan and her dramatic rescue by s.e.a.l. team 6." i spoke with jessica and her husband eric. tell me what happened when you were kidnapped. you were driving down a road. how quickly did it all take place? >> i mean, it was just a split second. we were in our three vehicle caravan with spu, the security police unit, in front of us and behind us, and then the ex-pats were in the middle. we were in our way back across the green line to the north office, where it was a bit safer. we had been driving for seven to ten minutes and then all of a sudden, we get cut off from the right side by another vehicle, and they splash mud up over the windshield and i think, you know, what kind of idiotic driver is this who just completely cut us off. next thing i know they're pounding the windshield and the windows with ak-47s and screaming an
president obama gave the go ahead for u.s. forces to enter somalia and bring jessica's long nightmare to an end. she describes her ordeal in a new book called "impossible odds, the kidnapping of jessica buchanan and her dramatic rescue by s.e.a.l. team 6." i spoke with jessica and her husband eric. tell me what happened when you were kidnapped. you were driving down a road. how quickly did it all take place? >> i mean, it was just a split second. we were in our three vehicle...
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with negotiations failing, her health declining. president obama gave the go ahead for forces to enter somalia and bring her long nightmare to an end. meanwhile, she had no idea anyone was coming to save her. i sat down with jessica and her husband to talk about their ordeal and her dramatic rescue by s.e.a.l. team six. >> next thing i know i feel all these men's hands on me and i'm thinking -- trying to fight back and i hear a man say my name and he says jessica, and all i can think is, you know, it's such a different sounding voice, it's a voice with an american accent. and he pulls the blanket away from my face and i can't see anything, it's just very dark, everything's very dark, and he says we're the american military and we're here to save you, here to take you home. and all i can say at that point is you're americans, like how did americans get here, because you know, i didn't hear anything. i had no idea, just in complete shock. i don't think i started breathing until we were hundreds of feet up in the air and i knew they co
with negotiations failing, her health declining. president obama gave the go ahead for forces to enter somalia and bring her long nightmare to an end. meanwhile, she had no idea anyone was coming to save her. i sat down with jessica and her husband to talk about their ordeal and her dramatic rescue by s.e.a.l. team six. >> next thing i know i feel all these men's hands on me and i'm thinking -- trying to fight back and i hear a man say my name and he says jessica, and all i can think is,...
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look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him being aloof. is some of that coming back to bite him? >> that's a great point. and we have a column behind the curtain, talking about d.c. versus obama. talking about the fact that there was not a reservoir of goodwill for the president with the democratic friends and allies around town. his political fortunes are no longer tied with democrats who are being more critical of him. and the press corps, has gotten beaten up for being pro-obama, soft on obama. at the same time the white house was complaining to us. they have no incentive to go easy, ei
look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him...
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care that requires americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax. >> i'm quite worried your medical records now will be evaluated by the irs. >> democrats say that's just another gop attempt to undermine the law. >> any issue that comes up they will try to exploit. >> the chair of the tea party caucus, michele bachmann, is making not so vailed references to watergate. >> we need to know what the white house knew and when they knew it. >> even though she cautions it may be too soon to talk impeachment. when we attempted to clarify that, bachmann staffers tried to end the interview. >> the reference is one where we actually need to get an answer to the question. what did they know and when did they know snit we don't have answers to any of those. wet haven't scratched the surface yet. >> is it watergate all over again? >> is far worse than watergate. these are direct actions taken against americans who sought to exercise their free speech rights under the first amendment. >> the president to say said there is no comparison. tea party leaders argued they don't need big rallies in the s
care that requires americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax. >> i'm quite worried your medical records now will be evaluated by the irs. >> democrats say that's just another gop attempt to undermine the law. >> any issue that comes up they will try to exploit. >> the chair of the tea party caucus, michele bachmann, is making not so vailed references to watergate. >> we need to know what the white house knew and when they knew it. >> even though she...
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be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs friday. a race to try to get a hearing started. john mccain and karl levin plan an investigation of the role of nonprofit groups in politics to include the irs. folks, there was a whole part of this system with the irs that frankly a lot of campaign advocates want to bring attention to and they will have a harder time. as critical as the president was, what drew his fire on monday was benbenghazi. he called it a political circus. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there is somethi
be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs...
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obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've beenç watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effect ifness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones" found whoppers in the quote file for the three republican candidates down there. paul brown, phil gingrey, and jack kingston, all currently u.s. congressmen. here it goes on the subject of why same-sex parents should not be allowed to adopt children. "if they wanted a babe by bad enough, they could make that choice." do you believe it? it's the 21st century. in other words, just don't be gay. next on the subject of evolution, jack kingston said, "i believe i came from god, not a monkey. i don't believe a creature crawled out of the sea and became a human being one day." is that what evolution is? finally, before obama ca
obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've beenç watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effect ifness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones"...
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your vote on his health care reform and what happened during that meeting. >> well, i had to tell him, the one in the oval office. >> exactly. >> it was a beautiful snowy day and i had to give him the message that i would not be voting for his health care bill because of the issues that had not been addressed and because it had become so complicated and big and obviously he was disappointed. but it was a beautiful snowy day and his two daughters were out playing in the snow, with the dog and the white house photographer. so it was an iconic scene. >>ing did he say that you could be a modern-day joan of arc? >> yes, he did. he called me up and he said, i could be joan of arc. and i said, but mr. president, she burned at the stake. he said, i'll be there with a hose, and i said, that would be great if i believed twab the right approach. >> how intense does the pressure become when you know you and your colleague, susan collins, the two moderate republicans, we've seen how endangered a species, northeast moderate republicans are in the party. >> it's interesting, people think they're alw
your vote on his health care reform and what happened during that meeting. >> well, i had to tell him, the one in the oval office. >> exactly. >> it was a beautiful snowy day and i had to give him the message that i would not be voting for his health care bill because of the issues that had not been addressed and because it had become so complicated and big and obviously he was disappointed. but it was a beautiful snowy day and his two daughters were out playing in the snow,...
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phillips'. >>> the obama team on the defensive. critics say the response from the white house has been too passive, but headline after headline hinting the president's response to the scandals, bring in our wednesday gaggle -- >> why do people come here for? >> that's right. any way, david, i think that today, it seems like a lot of focus on the white house. it always seems a step slow, a step behind. three days late. even after this report, a harshly worded release. >> the other option would have been having the president come out, which he doesn't do and we'll see what their response is today. yesterday and the day before that, they've said we have to see the ig reporter ourselves and others are saying just get out there, it's been reported clearly on what's going on. the irs said they have found themselves doing. why not that might be a better way of the president accepting blame. >> you can make the specific case, micro managed the justice department, all these things would be problematic, but at some point as your colleague wr
phillips'. >>> the obama team on the defensive. critics say the response from the white house has been too passive, but headline after headline hinting the president's response to the scandals, bring in our wednesday gaggle -- >> why do people come here for? >> that's right. any way, david, i think that today, it seems like a lot of focus on the white house. it always seems a step slow, a step behind. three days late. even after this report, a harshly worded release....
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. >>> coming up, republicans try to kill the obama administration in its crib. let's face it, that's what mccobble wm mcconnell was trying to do. now some are calling for impeachment? they're calling him tyrannical. they're playing on the side to destroy health care. they're really out to get the guy. they can't think of what to get him on yet. this is an interesting group here. >>> plus, that sound you hear is the air coming out of the benghazi balloon. tonight, what we really learned about the scandal, which it isn't a scandal. >>> also, dick cheney, how you say it, and donald rumsfeld, his come padre, accused president obama of pull a fast one. think about it. they should talk. they had a war under their belt. jon stewart takes on the men who brought you the war in iraq. >>> let me finish tonight with the two parties in this country. one party is trying to do something, and the other party sits around cheering for its disaster. this is "hardball." the place for politics. i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my de
. >>> coming up, republicans try to kill the obama administration in its crib. let's face it, that's what mccobble wm mcconnell was trying to do. now some are calling for impeachment? they're calling him tyrannical. they're playing on the side to destroy health care. they're really out to get the guy. they can't think of what to get him on yet. this is an interesting group here. >>> plus, that sound you hear is the air coming out of the benghazi balloon. tonight, what we...
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it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> thanks to the beatles, the british invasion was fun, not scary. but if president obama was for any help from prime minister david cameron at the white house today, he didn't get it. and the one american reporter allowed to ask just one question, well, she wouldn't let it die. we've got time for a couple question. >> when did you first learn the irs was conservative political groups? do you feel that the irs has betrayed the public's trust and what do you think the repercussions for these actions should be? on benghazi, do you think the white house misled the public about its role in shaping the talking points and do you stand by your administration's assertions that they were not purposely change? is it your interception to send the syrian opposition forces weapons? >> the long and wiping road that that question was. i just came one that. in the guest spot today, here come the sun. the president historian, alan lichtman to put this second term curse business t
it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> thanks to the beatles, the british invasion was fun, not scary. but if president obama was for any help from prime minister david cameron at the white house today, he didn't get it. and the one american reporter allowed to ask just one question, well, she wouldn't let it die. we've got time for a couple question. >> when did you first learn the irs was conservative political groups? do you feel that the irs...
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what does that mean with the development of so many types of legislation including the health care law which is dependent on the irs. that is when the names you brought up i think will really go edown in that respect. >> great to see you. thank you. >>> president obama has picked the man who will lead the overhaul of the irs after departure of steve miller. t that man will be danny werfel who worked for republican and democratic legislations. the "new york times" is describing him as the administration's point man on managing the budget cuts under sequestration. he faces the daunting task of leading the irs out of one of the biggest scandals in its history. joining me is irs commissioner during the bush administration. as we talk about this new name, danny werfel starts next wednesday certainly as this pressure is going to be provided from all sides, a lot of scrutiny from day one. explain how big of a challenge it is going to be to overhaul such a large organization with so many eye balls looking at your work. >> danny worked for me when i was at omb. i know him well. he is a straight
what does that mean with the development of so many types of legislation including the health care law which is dependent on the irs. that is when the names you brought up i think will really go edown in that respect. >> great to see you. thank you. >>> president obama has picked the man who will lead the overhaul of the irs after departure of steve miller. t that man will be danny werfel who worked for republican and democratic legislations. the "new york times" is...
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care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of the critics of the administration. >> meanwhile, the white house sought to end debate over benghazi by releasing 100 pages of emails detailing the role played by the white house which the white house suggests was decidedly less than controversial. the it suggest that mr. obama's aides mostly mediated a bureaucratic tug of war between the state department and the c.i.a. over how much to disclose. never minding that, republicans remained confident that somehow there must be documents somewhere showing a scandal, any scandal as long as it's a scandal. >> absolutely for total certainty, this is a small bit of
care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of...
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thing a perilous political time for president obama. and i think despite efforts the last few days they have been slow to react and slow to appreciate the seriousness of it. >> rose: karen? >> i think what's interesting is these are three very different controversies and they each have their own constituency of the outraged. but the thing they have in common is they all fit into the sort of storyline that the president's enemies have been painting about him all along, that this is big government run amok. that the president doesn't care about the restraints of the constitution. that he has contempt for his enemies. and i think that that is what the white house really has to get ahead of here. and unlike the clinton white house, where they essentially had a scandal management team on the premises from day one of that presidency, this president has been sort of blessed by not having these sorts of controversies. so we really are seeing them as al said, kind of getting up to speed a little bit slowly here, but, you know, it's far from clea
thing a perilous political time for president obama. and i think despite efforts the last few days they have been slow to react and slow to appreciate the seriousness of it. >> rose: karen? >> i think what's interesting is these are three very different controversies and they each have their own constituency of the outraged. but the thing they have in common is they all fit into the sort of storyline that the president's enemies have been painting about him all along, that this is...
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obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the middle class. policies that create more good jobs and reduce poverty and educate more children and give more families the security of health care and protect more of our children from the horrors of gun violence. that's my job. >> so can the president change the focus from the recent scandals and controversies? let's turn to charles blow in new york and errol in washington. writing for the "new york times." good to see you both. >> ross, let me begin with you. the president seems to be moving forward. his approval rating is up even after all these controversies were revealed. so does washington move forward along with, or will critics continue to kind of rail about the scandals? >> i think critics will keep talking
obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the middle class. policies that create more good jobs and reduce poverty and educate more children and give more families the security of...
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the danger for the obama white house is that they want to be able to do some big things and implement the health care law to be able to push for a comprehensive immigration reform while using the power of the government to do these things and having -- even if you say they were bureaucratic mess-ups and folks that don't do their job well and this does erode the public's trust in the government when you are the party in charge of the executive branch and when you're the party that wants to do big thing with the government and even though it's not a completely fair characterization and we're talking about millions of federal employees and there were some people who were screwing up from time to time, but that is the one danger, particularly if this story doesn't reach the scandal level and doesn't have president obama's finishinger points on it. >> i want to read you something that you first highlighted reading by joel klein in the "time" magazine, it can be and argued that the president is to blame for lousy management. why haven't the democrats proposed a full-scale review of civil se
the danger for the obama white house is that they want to be able to do some big things and implement the health care law to be able to push for a comprehensive immigration reform while using the power of the government to do these things and having -- even if you say they were bureaucratic mess-ups and folks that don't do their job well and this does erode the public's trust in the government when you are the party in charge of the executive branch and when you're the party that wants to do...
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sara covers health care policy for the washington post. kate covers homes and joanne greel joins was, as well. it's great to have you all here. i want to start out by showing the "new york times" and what they put out today in regard to obama care in this vote coming up. it's the 43rd day that they've devoted time on this issue according to our court. it's in the upper 30s. almost 40 times there that the vote has come up on this. we all remember john boehner said this was the law of the land. >> one of the things that john boehner has said is he has a lot of -- who want to be on the record opposing this law and he's giving them the chance to vote against it. and it's easy to write off over three dozen votes as inconsequential. at the same time, we are polling showing about facilitiers and americans think that congress has repealed the laws. there is a real impact of having these repeated votes again and again in term of how the public cares about the affordable care act. >> they have had 218 days since taking power in january of 2011. but
sara covers health care policy for the washington post. kate covers homes and joanne greel joins was, as well. it's great to have you all here. i want to start out by showing the "new york times" and what they put out today in regard to obama care in this vote coming up. it's the 43rd day that they've devoted time on this issue according to our court. it's in the upper 30s. almost 40 times there that the vote has come up on this. we all remember john boehner said this was the law of...
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hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a 30-day top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. >> as far she did not nothing wrong. the president believes that she can continue to fulfill her responsibilities on the health care plans. >> let's get facts first. >> on capitol hill, given the irs' extensive responsibility for overseeing the health care law, this experience with the tax-exempt organizations calls that oversight into question? >> george, i think the question for both republicans and democrats, are we going to come together to solve the problem? i understand that republicans are still very angry that obama care is law. they tried to use this as an excuse to -- to try to repeal obama care. let's actually solve the problem. >> and so, you have no question about the irs' ability to oversee and their responsibility to oversee the obama care? >> no. the new acting commissioner, he starts next week, he's going to do a top-down review. >>> let's move on t
hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a 30-day top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. >> as far she did not nothing wrong. the president believes that she can continue to fulfill her responsibilities on the health care plans. >> let's get facts first. >> on capitol hill, given the irs' extensive responsibility for overseeing the...
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>> again, i'm -- i'm concerned about obama care simply because, donny, you're in business, i've been in business, health care costs continue to go up 20% a year for small, medium-sized businesses. it's not doing anything to bend the curve on health care. i think it's a big concern going forward. i can tell you my district all throughout florida, people are very concerned. their number one issue for small business is affordable and av l available health care and they have no answers. i think this is going to be a huge challenge, government taking on this role of going forward and i think the democrats and probably a lot of people are very concerned about it. >> right now, david gregory, we are showing a kaiser family foundation poll, only 35% of americans have a favorable impression of obama care. roughly the same amount of people who believe the federal government blew up building seven at -- during 9/11. i mean that is a small percentage to support such landmark legislation several years after it passes. the embarrassing news for the obama administration yesterday, that the person t
>> again, i'm -- i'm concerned about obama care simply because, donny, you're in business, i've been in business, health care costs continue to go up 20% a year for small, medium-sized businesses. it's not doing anything to bend the curve on health care. i think it's a big concern going forward. i can tell you my district all throughout florida, people are very concerned. their number one issue for small business is affordable and av l available health care and they have no answers. i...
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when obama came in there already was no trust of the government. it was 17% was the number of people that trusted the historict which is a whose low. the lowest in history. he was coming in already with a heavy lift. >> chris: there was a story in the papers over the weekend that the white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough met with top aides and said i want you to spent no more than 10% of your time on any of the scandals. you have been in the middle of the scandals in the bush white house. how consuming are they. >> good luck. it will consume as much time as it needed. we will have three or four weeks or five or six weeks of hearing and debate back and forth on capitol hill and it will consume time. the narrative of not being able to get things done. it is not just the government cannot get things done. can't get things done. 57% of american people thought the president was able to get things done after the election and 37% said he was not. after the year thus far in the budget and sequestration and all of this the administration has fallen fl
when obama came in there already was no trust of the government. it was 17% was the number of people that trusted the historict which is a whose low. the lowest in history. he was coming in already with a heavy lift. >> chris: there was a story in the papers over the weekend that the white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough met with top aides and said i want you to spent no more than 10% of your time on any of the scandals. you have been in the middle of the scandals in the bush white...
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republicans will hold a repeal vote for the obama care plan today. there is going to continue to be all these implementation markers throughout the next year and there's been problems in implementing the law. so if republicans can season this and say, listen, health care implementation has been a debacle because the federal government is too big because that is the theology of obama, and democrats, that could hurt democrats in 2014. i think that's where republicans are going to try to keep the focus. in doing that, you guys have been talking on the show, they have to resist this urge to say nutty things. in the past when republicans get into this situation, everyone wants to out do themselves or out do their fellow republicans and they say nuttier and nuttier things and it turns what could be a political winner into a political loser because people start to feel sorry for the president or the democrats are going after him. >> and prominent conservatives, jim, have come out and said things like that. charles krauthammer said let's drop the watergate n
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and it would be an ongoing, perhaps not a 38th vote on the house floor as with health care. but an ongoing continued story line. >> well, look, we've written that there is about a third of the house committees that are right now investigating the obama administration. and that is a big reason why there is going to be some difficulty for the white house in trying to get in front of this stuff. and i think the bigger issue here is what does it do to the second term agenda? immigration reform is the big thing that the president wants to get done. really was the big thing coming in. aside from taxes after his election. and while that is moving along pretty normally, because you have about half the republican party that wants to get that done. there is a potential problem with that. because you know, while talk radio may be talking about irs and benghazi, there is going to be a section that says, look, we can't trust them to implement health care. we can't trust them to implement border security if they can't even run the irs. that's a talking point i think we'll hear a lot of. >
and it would be an ongoing, perhaps not a 38th vote on the house floor as with health care. but an ongoing continued story line. >> well, look, we've written that there is about a third of the house committees that are right now investigating the obama administration. and that is a big reason why there is going to be some difficulty for the white house in trying to get in front of this stuff. and i think the bigger issue here is what does it do to the second term agenda? immigration...
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health and human service. >> i'm sorry, obama care. >> but that's -- that's my point. >> how can you say they are not? they are. >> they are not solely responsible for the implementation of obama care, for you to say that is wrong and you know it's wrong. you know it's not true. >>> it is not wrong. lois learner, she went and she made this statement last week at the bar association meeting in washington, d.c. now we find out the woman that has been over all the non-profit area of the irs is now in charge of implementing obama care. >> she is no in the charge of implementing obama care? >> not in charge? oh, my gosh. >> she is not in charge of implementing obama care. you knee is not true. >> she absolutely s the fact of the matter is the irs is gonna have a part of obama care. >> okay that's accurate, what you said right there, that is accurate. but to say you're going to have a part, to be a part of implementation and to say your nee charge, those are two very big -- big -- different things. >> no, they are responsible for the implementation of obama care. the point -- this is the p
health and human service. >> i'm sorry, obama care. >> but that's -- that's my point. >> how can you say they are not? they are. >> they are not solely responsible for the implementation of obama care, for you to say that is wrong and you know it's wrong. you know it's not true. >>> it is not wrong. lois learner, she went and she made this statement last week at the bar association meeting in washington, d.c. now we find out the woman that has been over all the...
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so this has been a consistent problem for president obama throughout his tenure, which he himself has said publicly, that he kind of underestimated how people really felt about their government, particularly when he was asking them to buy into health care reform, which by the way, half of the american public is still skeptical of that. >> the other thing that is important to say, despite all the sturm und drang over this, a lot of people are saying, you may not see any real substantive charges coming out of this irs issue, unless there was some kind of command influence, very high, that suggested that this needed to go forward. perhaps false statements against a couple officials, and perhaps some type of a civil rights violation. but many of these things are very hard to do, so at the end of the day, you may just have regulatory issues and somebody either getting fired or a slap on the hand. >> let's remember, that the individuals being targeted are politically active individuals. as soon as this started happening, they started complaining to sympathetic members of congress, and repub
so this has been a consistent problem for president obama throughout his tenure, which he himself has said publicly, that he kind of underestimated how people really felt about their government, particularly when he was asking them to buy into health care reform, which by the way, half of the american public is still skeptical of that. >> the other thing that is important to say, despite all the sturm und drang over this, a lot of people are saying, you may not see any real substantive...